San Severo railway station

San Severo
General information
Location	Piazza della Costituzione 71016 San Severo San Severo, Foggia, Apulia Italy
Line(s)	Adriatic railway San Severo-Peschici
Train operators	Trenitalia [1]
Connections	Transit buses, extra-urban buses
History
Opened	25 April 1864;160 years ago (1864-04-25)
Electrified	1931 (1931)
Location San Severo Location in Apulia Show map of Apulia San Severo Location in Italy Show map of Italy

San Severo railway station is an Italian railway station situated in San Severo. It is one of the main railway stations in the province of Foggia.

Overview

The station is served by inter-city trains, local trains and express trains and it is the railway terminus of the line to Peschici.

Even if the station is situated on the outskirts of San Severo, in Piazza della Costituzione (Constitution Square), ^[2] it is connected to the centre of the town by viale Matteotti (Matteotti Boulevard).

History

The station was officially inaugurated in 1864.

From 1952 to 1962, San Severo railway station has been the terminus of tram line to Torremaggiore.

By the early afternoon of 3 April 1989 a local train coming from Bari Centrale railway station derailed and destroyed the station; 8 people were killed in the crash and 20 people were injured. The names of the victims have been written on a tombstone and a little stone monument has been built to commemorate them.

Train services

Preceding station		Trenitalia		Following station
Apricena toward  Ancona		InterCity		Rignano Garganico toward  Lecce

References

1. "Stazioni servite da Trenitalia in Puglia - Puglia - Trenitalia". Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-12-22.
2. "San Severo Railway Station - San Severo - Station - Italy. Raildude (En)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-12-22.

External links

• Transport portal
• Trains portal

Media related to San Severo train station at Wikimedia Commons

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